Emergency Room Technician (Paramedic/ER Tech - PRN Nights - Burleson)

We are Emerus, the leader in small-format hospitals. We partner with respected and like-minded health systems who share our mission: To provide the care patients need, in the neighborhoods they live, by teams they trust. Our growing network includes Allegheny Health Network, Ascension, Baptist Health System, Baylor Scott & White Health, ChristianaCare, Dignity Health St. Rose Dominican, The Hospitals of Providence, INTEGRIS Health, MultiCare, and WellSpan. Our innovative, fully accredited hospitals provide highly individualized care. Emerus is committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment that ensures equal access to information, development, and opportunity for all healthcare professionals.

About the role

This position provides technical assistance and supportive patient care to meet the needs of individual patients throughout assigned areas.

Responsibilities

• Collect, report, and document clinical data
• Take vital signs, height and weight, intake and output, pulse oximetry, and collect specimens
• Collect laboratory samples and perform lab testing in accordance with established policies and procedures, COLA, and CLIA regulations
• Assist with patient activities and care as assigned by the charge nurse/designee as indicated by the patient’s plan of care
• Provide superficial wound care
• Ensure patient safety related to age and condition
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality of information and records at all times
• Provide and maintain a clean, safe environment; perform and/or assist others with proper aseptic technique, isolation procedures, and infection control measures
• Assist with the admission, transfer, and discharge of the patient
• Prepare patients and chaperone during examinations/procedures or assist with other patient treatments
• Maintain patient care areas with appropriate supplies
• Assist with patient restraints and maintain precautions; collect, report, and document data related to patient needs/emergencies and unusual patient and family behavior
• Travel to all facility locations as required
• Attend staff meetings or other company-sponsored or mandated meetings
• Perform additional duties as assigned

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Completion of one of the following:
  • Medical Corpsman program and one year of applicable experience
  • EMT-P (Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic), AEMT (Advanced-EMT), or Licensed Paramedic (LP) course/program and one year of applicable experience
  • EMT-B (Emergency Medical Technician-Basic) and 1+ years of emergency room experience as an ER Technician or hospital equivalent experience (Oklahoma, North TX, Wisconsin & Pennsylvania markets only)
  • First year of education and current enrollment in an accredited School of Nursing and one year of applicable experience
  • 2+ years of emergency room experience as an ER Technician
  • 3+ years as a CNA with relevant hospital experience (Wisconsin market only)
  • 3+ years as a Certified Anesthesia Tech/OR Tech experience (Wisconsin market only)
• Current BLS certification through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross
• Current ACLS/ALS certification through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross is required in most markets (exceptions: strongly preferred in Pittsburgh, Oklahoma, El Paso, DFW, and Central PA; required only for EMT-P roles in Wisconsin)
• Current PALS certification through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross, strongly preferred
• Experience with IV start, phlebotomy, and initiation of EKG, strongly preferred
• For the Las Vegas market only, one of the following is required:
  • Active Paramedic (EMT-P) license, maintained throughout employment
  • Active Advanced EMT (A-EMT) license, maintained throughout employment
  • Completion of an IV certification course (one-time requirement) AND one of the following:
    • Active phlebotomy license, maintained throughout employment
    • Lab Assistant certification, maintained throughout employment
• Fluency in English; written and oral communication
• Pennsylvania Candidates: Act 33 (Child Abuse History Clearance) & Act 73 (FBI Fingerprint Criminal History Clearance) completed within the last 5 years, or must be obtained prior to start date

Schedule

Night Shift (7pm-7am)

Pay

New PRN rates